From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. The cartoon shows a storefront building with a large glass show window topped by an awning that reads, "Times-Picayune Doll and Toy Fund." The glass window has the letters,...

Oral history.; Interview conducted on July 30, 1980 with Mr. Erle Johnston at his home in Forest, Mississippi. Johnston was born on October 10, 1917 in Garyville, Louisiana. In 1941, he moved to Forest, Mississippi and bought the fledgling...

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man dressed as a professor labeled, "Times-Picayune poll," uses a pointer to indicate the words on a chalkboard, which are, "Top concerns in the...

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Santa Claus stands next to a decorated Christmas tree gesturing to a group of children in the foreground of the cartoon. The children are in silhouette and nearby is a sign that...

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man dressed in colonial clothing stands holding a large book with "Story of Louisiana" on its cover. He is facing away, looking at a large factory with a large sign on its...

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A huge cornucopia is in the center of the cartoon, with the small end in the foreground. The cornucopia is labeled, "An affluent society," and its large mouth is stuffed to...

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A panel truck is labeled, "Move to the new location." Two men in the open back of the truck hold large copies of the Times-Picayune and States-Item newspapers with headlines,...

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man labeled “LA. lottery” is wearing old-fashioned clothing and a bowler hat, and he has a handle-bar moustache. He is standing beside a raffle/lottery wire cylinder basket...

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man labeled “Lottery” is wearing old-fashioned clothing and a bowler hat, and he has a handle-bar moustache. He is standing beside a raffle/lottery wire cylinder basket...

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man wearing old-fashioned clothing and a bowler hat holds a large lottery ticket in his hand. The man's bowler hat has a playing card stuck into the brim. The ticket is...

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A newspaper carrier sits in a chair before a table with a large crystal ball. The boy has a newspaper bag over his shoulder that is labeled, "The Times Picayune." He holds his...

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A tow truck with "We tow anything" on the door and two men in the cab is being driven into a vehicle garage with "Constitutional repairs & service" on the sign above the door....

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A baseball game is going on in a stadium under the banner, "Times-Picayune Port series." Pletcher's signature character signifying New Orleans (usually in colonial dress and...

From the AAEC Editorial Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A witch flies on a giant broom above buildings of New Orleans, with a huge moon in the background. Billboards and placards on the buildings are political advertisements for local...

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Lyndon Johnson, dressed as the captain of a ship, stands at the helm of the "U.S.S. Economy." He is steering the ship between the tips of two icebergs labeled "Recession" and...

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A cow with an udder labeled "La. [Louisiana] milk prices" jumps over the moon. The earth is seen in the background, along with other planets and stars. The cartoon caption...

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. President Jimmy Carter stands next to a table in a book shop with a dismayed look on his face. He has placed one hand on the corner of the table, and the other is propped on his...

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A donkey and an elephant wearing Hussar uniforms pass one another at a gate in front of the White House. The brick entrance is labeled "1600 Pennsylvania Ave." Beside the donkey...

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man labeled "Rising crime problem" sits on one corner of a large "Suggestion box" that is placed next to a wall under a sign that reads, "Southern Governors Conference." A...

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. This cartoon is in two panels. In the top panel, labeled "Two years ago," a man labeled "City council" stands at a podium and points with his index finger while saying, "We must...